Lightning beats Chicago in familiar fashion

January 16, 2021 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. It’s early, but the good news so far is that the Tampa Bay Lightning doesn’t seem to have last year’s Stanley Cup on their minds. Instead, they seem to be thinking about the year’s Two games in against an outmanned Chicago Blackhawks team, and the Lightning has jumped to a 2-0 start. […]

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Bucs have to tame the Saints’ biggest weapons

January 15, 2021 general

Friday, 4 a.m. To upset the New Orleans Saints, the Bucs have to blunt their sharpest weapons. It will not be easy as the Bucs play the Saints in a divisional playoff game on Sunday. The Saints had their way with the Bucs this season, sweeping a pair of games by a combined score of […]

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Brady, Brees seem to be ageless in NFL

January 14, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. It isn’t that they’re so darned old. It’s that they’re so darned good. Keep that in mind in the avalanche of stories that refer to Tom Brady and Drew Brees as the NFL’s Grumpy Old Men. Yeah Brady has played since the single-wing was in fashion, and Brees has played since the […]

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Bolts get off to good start in title defense

January 14, 2021 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. The boys are back, and for a night, it was as if they never left. Andrei Vasilevskiy nearly had a shutout in a 5-1 victory over Chicago. Steven Stamkos scored a goal. Victor Hedman was a terror once again. Yeah, you recognize those guys, don’t you? They’re the same bunch that won […]

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Evans has struggled against New Orleans

January 13, 2021 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. If you were to describe Mike Evans’ career with the Tampa Bay Bucs, it would be easy. “Money in the bank” would do for a start. Over the years, he has become the Bucs’ most dependable player. Seven seasons, seven years with 1,000 or more yards receiving. He’s tough. He’s dangerous. He […]

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Bucs have to worry about Saints defense, too

January 12, 2021 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Their offense is dazzling, a blend of unique talents who always seem to be marching toward the end zone. They have their own old quarterback, the spectacular Drew Brees. They have the dazzling Alvin Kamara, who can carve a defense up in many ways. They have Tyson Hill, the versatile weapon who […]

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Looking back at Bucs’ win over Washington

January 11, 2021 general

Monday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts Everyone rememers Joe Namath’s prediction that the Jets would beat the Colts, and over the years, there have been a few other acts of bravado that the fans of a particular team remember. But Chase Young put his cleats in his mouth Saturday night. You wanted Brady? You got him, […]

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Bucs win a playoff game, but without promise

January 10, 2021 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Before you allow the sneer to take over your face, consider this: The Bucs haven’t won a lot of these. And they haven’t won any of them lately. So go ahead. Make fun of the Bucs’ defense, that allowed a seldom used quarterback named Taylor Heinicke to turn into Drew Brees. They […]

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Bucs still feel their losses in playoffs

January 9, 2021 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. As the guy trying to fly said, it isn’t the fall to earth that gets you. It’s the sudden stop at the end. One good thing about a team that hasn’t been to the playoffs in forever (or since 2007) is this: You forget how lousy it feels to lose in the […]

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Can Redskins score enough to beat Bucs?

January 8, 2021 general

Friday, 4 am. Can the Washington Redskins score 38 points on the Tampa Bay Bucs? It’s a stretch, since Washington has scored more than 37 points in only one game of 16 this season (a 41-16 win over Dallas). Yet, that may be the challenge awaiting the Redskins in their Saturday playoff game against Tampa […]

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